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Combined transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with posterolateral instrumented fusion for degenerative disc disease can be a safe and effective treatment for lower back pain

BACKGROUND: Lumbar fusion is a proven treatment for chronic lower back pain (LBP) in the setting of symptomatic spondylolisthesis and degenerative scoliosis; however, fusion is controversial when the primary diagnosis is degenerative disc disease (DDD). Our objective was to evaluate the safety and e...

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Autores principales: Deukmedjian, Ara J, Cianciabella, Augusto J, Cutright, Jason, Deukmedjian, Arias
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4660495/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26692696
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-8237.167869